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The Seasiders

Blackpool FC
Founded 26 July 1887 out of Blackpool St Johns FC
Turned professional 1887
Name Changed Summer 1887
Merged with South Shore FC on 12 December 1899

Players provided 13
 Total appearances 147
1923-66

Bloomfield Road
Domestic Honours Lancashire League founder members
Football League Second Division winners 1929-30, runners-up 1936-37; Division One runners-up 1955-56; Division Four runners-up 1984-85;
Football League War Cup winners 1943;
FA Cup runners-up 1947-48, 1950-51; winners 1952-53;
FA Charity Shield runners-up 1953;
Football League Cup: semi-finalist 1961-62;
Associate-Members Trophy winners 2001-02, 2003-04;
European Honours Anglo-Italian Cup winners 1970-71 (beat Bolgona 2-1), runners-up 1972 (beaten by Roma, 1-3);
Home venue Bloomfield Road Ground, since 1899; Raikes Hall Gardens, 1899; Athletic Grounds, 1897-99; Raikes Hall Gardens, 1887-97;
Home strip Tangerine shirts, white shorts, white socks.

 

The 13 Players   3 with only one app.
Ply no. Name Pos Start/
Sub		 App Gls
GA		 Mins Playing Career
778 Jimmy Armfield FB 43
0		 43 0 3870 1959-66 7 years
44 days
603 Stan Matthews OR 36
0		 36 3 3270 1947-57 9 years
362 days
667 Stan Mortensen I/CF 25
0		 25 23 2250 1947-53 6 years
148 days
837 Alan Ball M 14
0		 14 1 1290 1965-66 1 year
82 days
664 Harry Johnston LH/CH 10
0		 10 0 900 1946-53 6 years
363 days

 

827 Tony Waiters GK 5
0		 5 0
10 GA		 450 1964 199 days
555 Jimmy Hampson CF   3 5 270 1930-32 2 years
48 days
715 Tommy Garrett FB 3
0		 3 0 270 1952-53 1 year
188 days
752 Bill Perry OL 3
0		 3 2 270 1955-56 156 days
456 Harry Bedford CF   2 1 180 1923-24 1 year
154 days
681 Eddie Shimwell RB   1 0 90 1949 90 min
725 Ernie Taylor RB 1
0		 1 0 90 1953 90 min
809 Ray Charnley CF 1
0		 1 0 90 1962 90 min

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